Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Rory Stark. Summit reached on 23rd May 2013. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7990
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER13144
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Rory Stark
Sponsor	USA Everest 2013
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2013-04-15
Summit Date	2013-05-23
Summit Time	0515
Summit Days	38
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2013-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,5350m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(04/05,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes	BC 15 Apr 5350m C1 --- C2 24 Apr 6400m C3 04 May 7300m C4 22 May 7900m Smt 23 May by Stark at 5:15 am. Stark left C4 at 9 pm on 22 May. It was calm. Not many people on the route. He was climbing with the Damian Benegas group. He had to slow down on the way up as he would have reached the summit in the dark otherwise. He summited at 5:15 am and spent about 30 minutes on the summit. It was cold and windy. He descended to C4, where he arrived at 10:30 am. He rested there until 12 noon and descended to C2, where he arrived at 5:30 pm. He met up with Chad Kellog whom had been acclimatizing with and both descended to BC on 24 May. Oxygen: Taken and used from C4 to summit to C2 by Stark
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462859
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	58581
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER13144
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Rory Maxwell
Last Name	Stark
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	US Fish and Wildlife Service staff member
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2013-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439003
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rory maxwell stark
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Rory Maxwell Stark	M	1971	USA	Leader	Anchorage, Alaska	US Fish and Wildlife Service staff member	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.